Body Corp: Structural Engineer Report, SUBSIDENCE & WALLS CRACKS

𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽: 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀? 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀. Fast, accurate, affordable & great to deal with.

𝗔 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄;

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴) & 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘉.𝘊. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺…𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺).

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 ‘𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘦’. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘴 𝘶𝘱

John & Simone.

by Brenda Baber

Gaps in window reveals and door jambs

Building & Pest Inspection identified gaps in window reveals and door jambs due to possible subsidence & we were asked to investigate.

Our Structural Engineer Report found that there had been some initial settlements that opened some gaps, but the house was quite stable.

We found that there was no requirement for any structural repairs (underpinning) and the gaps could be sealed where required. Peace-of-mind for the seller & buyer.

Home owners & buyers with subsidence issues can rely on Forensic Engineers for an honest, independent engineer report

by Brenda Baber

House for Sale with Wall Cracks & Gaps?

This house in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo was on the market and buyers were alarmed about wall cracks and gaps.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

A really thorough Building & Pest Inspector recommended contacting Forensic Engineers for an expert investigation.
Our Expert Structural Engineer Report found that the house had some previous movements of the footings and that there were still some ongoing movements and wall cracks and gaps.

But, thank goodness! 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆.
The property owner and buyer was so relieved, thanks to 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀

by Brenda Baber

Pre-Purchase - Structural Engineer Report

A recent brilliant Building & Pest Report found wall cracks and possible subsidence and the buyer called Forensic Engineers for a thorough evaluation.

We found that there had been some minor footing settlements during the house construction, but they had abated and the house was stable and "sound-as-a-pound".

The buyer was really happy with our report, as was the home owner.

We investigate these cases every day and mostly we can give home owners and buyers peace-of-mind. In some cases however, there are serious foundation problems that could be getting worse and could be very expensive to fix.

Houses with wall cracks and possible subsidence require an expert opinion.

by Brenda Baber

Subsidence, Wall Cracks, Sink Holes, Stump Damage

Structural Engineer Reports needed from Forensic Engineers.

These are cases we deal with every day.

Case 1) A house at Warner had serious settlements under a slab. We found the causes, assessed the slab condition and gave expert recommendations to re-support the slab. In this case pressure grouting was the most practical and affordable repair.

Case 2) A Tweed Heads house with possibly serious subsidence problems. We found that there had been some footing settlements a long time ago, but the house was now stable. Some drainage work and expert crack repair required - no underpinning needed! A terrific result.

Case 3) Walloon house with serious slab movements. We are in Walloon just about every week! If you are looking to buy a house in this area and the Building & Pest Report finds wall cracks - for peace-of-mind, call us to arrange an Expert Structural Engineer Report. In most cases there are some movements of the house footings and site works can help to keep the house relatively stable. In other cases where serious movements and damages are evident, traditional underpinning is the most effective method for stabilization, level correction and crack closure.

Case 4) A house on-the-market at Stafford. The buyer was concerned that damaged stumps have caused structural damages to the house. Our expert investigation found that apart from some stumps that were past their "use-by" date, the house was "sound-as-a pound".

Forensic Engineers: Expert Structural Engineer Reports

by Brenda Baber

House for Sale with Wall & Driveway Cracks

A building & Pest Report had picked up some suspicious cracks in the house walls and in the driveway slab.

And the home buyer was rightly concerned, and contacted Forensic Engineers for an expert investigation and report.

Our meticulous inspection found that the house wall cracks were from some initial, slight settlements of the footings, but none were serious at all. The driveway cracks, however, were not "typical" and were from poor concreting.

The important thing was that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. And most importantly, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

The driveway and wall cracks could be repaired by an expert tradesman that we recommended to the buyer.

Happy home buyers and sellers. Expert Structural Engineer Reports: Forensic Engineers

by Brenda Baber

Home Owner Saved Thousands on Underpinning

Structural Engineer Underpinning Report:

This is a recent case in Marsden and there has been some serious subsidence. We identified the causes and recommended some conventional underpinning to support the settled footings and to correct the level variations. Fortunately the problem was only for one corner of the house and our estimate was for 6 or 7 underpins, and the cost would be quite reasonable.

We were astounded when the home owner told us an Underpinner's Free Home Assessment had estimated for at least a dozen underpins and that would be twice the actual cost!

We recommended that the owner should get in touch with Mal at MP Underpinning to get a more reasonable proposal.

Thinking of underpinning? Contact us for an Expert Structural Engineer Report.

We Are Independent and We Aren't Trying to Sell You Anything.

by Brenda Baber

Possible Subsidence; Building & Pest Alert

The owner of this classic home had a Building & Pest Report before putting it on the market.

The house has double brick walls throughout and there were some scary wall cracks that could be off-putting for buyers.

But thank goodness the Real Estate Agent recommended the home owner should contact Forensic Engineers.

Good News though! Our thorough Structural Engineer Report found that the house only had some slight footing settlement issues, some old and some recent.

But the house was solidly built and the settlements were only minor.

Some simple drainage work was required to stop seepage getting under the footings, but that was not complicated or expensive. And the wall cracks were simple to repair with an elastomeric (stretchy) grout.

The owners and buyers were thrilled with our Structural Engineer Report and the house was quickly SOLD.

Concerned about house Subsidence & Wall Cracks? Call Forensic Engineers for an Expert Structural Engineer Report

by Brenda Baber

Structural Engineer Reports - Every Day

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORTS - Every Day.

Case #1; a Townhouse in Pimpama

This unit had wall Cracks and we found they had occurred some time ago, had not grown and were not serious. The townhouse is sound-as-a-pound!

Case #2; a house at Paradise Point

A column that had settled and fractured. Very soft sands and a leaking storm drain were the causes and the footing needed underpinning. Problem solved!.

Case #3; a house in Silkstone

The house had some footing movements which were not serious. Thank goodness, because Silkstone is renowned for highly plastic clay soil which can cause serious foundation movements and house damages. Peace-of-mind for the home owner.

Case #4; a unit in Annerley

A unit with some scary ceiling cracks which were were not serious and simple to repair. Patch and paint only required.

Inspection #5 was in Brookwater

An insurance claim where a car had crashed into a retaining wall and fence. Our investigation for the insurer found the the damages to the retaining wall were limited to one post being pushed sideways. Post & footing needed replacement and the wall wales could be re-used. The insurer and the home owner were very happy with our report.

Expert Structural Engineer Reports - Every Day

by Brenda Baber